# Photographic plates and film (HS4 3705) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Photographic plates and film at HS4 3705, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The photographic plates and film subsector recorded $2.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +27.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.5B |
| Latest annual change | +27.3% |
| Active exporters | 88 |
| Active importers | 151 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $395.0M | 1,918 | 1 |
| 1996 | $448.6M | 1,922 | 1 |
| 1997 | $421.7M | 1,954 | 1 |
| 1998 | $433.9M | 1,915 | 1 |
| 1999 | $466.7M | 2,008 | 1 |
| 2000 | $539.5M | 2,497 | 1 |
| 2001 | $617.7M | 2,452 | 1 |
| 2002 | $733.3M | 2,380 | 1 |
| 2003 | $825.9M | 2,274 | 1 |
| 2004 | $979.2M | 2,176 | 1 |
| 2005 | $1.1B | 2,053 | 1 |
| 2006 | $1.1B | 1,994 | 1 |
| 2007 | $1.1B | 1,932 | 1 |
| 2008 | $1.1B | 1,851 | 1 |
| 2009 | $815.8M | 1,832 | 1 |
| 2010 | $949.7M | 1,698 | 1 |
| 2011 | $940.3M | 1,690 | 1 |
| 2012 | $1.0B | 1,667 | 1 |
| 2013 | $1.1B | 1,666 | 1 |
| 2014 | $1.1B | 1,660 | 1 |
| 2015 | $1.2B | 1,537 | 1 |
| 2016 | $1.3B | 1,582 | 1 |
| 2017 | $1.4B | 1,409 | 1 |
| 2018 | $1.6B | 1,280 | 1 |
| 2019 | $1.8B | 1,248 | 1 |
| 2020 | $1.8B | 1,213 | 1 |
| 2021 | $1.9B | 1,206 | 1 |
| 2022 | $1.9B | 1,289 | 1 |
| 2023 | $1.9B | 1,260 | 1 |
| 2024 | $2.5B | 1,237 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Ireland: $450.8M; growth +45.9%.
- Taiwan to China: $304.8M; growth +47.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Israel: $174.8M; growth -4.8%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $149.4M; growth -5.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Taiwan: $126.1M; growth +9.5%.
- Japan to Republic of Korea: $114.9M; growth +4.4%.
- Japan to Taiwan: $105.1M; growth -0.3%.
- Japan to China: $98.1M; growth -3%.
- Ireland to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $78.5M; growth +6.4%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $72.5M; growth -12.5%.

## HS6 products

- Photographic plates and film: exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film (HS6 370500)
- Photographic plates and film: for offset reproduction, exposed and developed (HS6 370510)
- Photographic plates and film: microfilms, exposed and developed (HS6 370520)
- Photographic plates and film: exposed and developed, (other than cinematographic film or for offset reproduction) (HS6 370590)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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